Buyer · UK public sector
Tenders awarded by Cornwall Council
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 34 awards we have tracked from Cornwall Council, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
34
awards tracked
£20.7m
total contract value
£609k
average award size
52.9%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Cornwall Council
Payment Collection Services
Awarded to allpay Limited on 7 Apr 2026 · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
£310k
Lettings & Management software
Awarded to Vebra Solutions Limited on 31 Mar 2026 · Software package and information systems
£32k
Health and Safety Management ICT system
Awarded to Riskex Ltd on 18 Mar 2026 · Software package and information systems
£179k
Adobe CCS ETLA
Awarded to Bytes Software Services on 10 Mar 2026 · Software package and information systems
£537k
EDRMS for Revenues and Assessments
Awarded to Civica UK Limited on 4 Mar 2026 · Software package and information systems
£196k
Virtual Wallet - Personal Budget System
Awarded to People, Places, Lives Limited on 2 Mar 2026 · Software package and information systems
£409k
Oracle database support and licensing
Awarded to Oracle Corporation UK Limited on 1 Mar 2026 · Software package and information systems
£123k
Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme 2026
Awarded to Knowles Associates on 26 Jan 2026 · Financial leasing services
£434k
Cornwall local Plan on Connectivity - Stage 2
Awarded to Atlantic Arc Planning Ltd on 11 Jan 2026 · Research and development services and related consultancy services
£25k
Geographical Gaps (Lot 1 - Adult Skills and /or Lot 2 Fee Courses For Jobs)
Awarded to Plymouth City Council,The Skills Network on 31 Dec 2025 · Education and training services
£316k
Digital inclusion (Lot 1 - Adult Skills)
Awarded to Plymouth City Council on 31 Dec 2025 · Education and training services
£139k
First Class Postal Carrier
Awarded to Royal Mail on 25 Nov 2025 · Post and courier services
£370k
Spend pattern
What Cornwall Council buys, and how the spend behaves
Cornwall Council has issued 34 tracked awards worth £20.7m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £609k. Spend skews towards Education and training services, Software package and information systems and Painting and protective-coating work of structures and Bridge operating services and Painting work of structures and Bridge-inspection services. The largest single award we have on record went to Paintel Ltd for £7.4m, on a Tamar Crossings - Painting, Paint Inspection & Maintenance Support Services notice. SMBs hold 52.9% of recorded awards, well above the public-sector average, so smaller bidders genuinely win here. Activity is falling sharply versus the prior month.
Where Cornwall Council actually spends
Education and training services
12 awards · £2.7m
Software package and information systems
8 awards · £2m
Painting and protective-coating work of structures and Bridge operating services and Painting work of structures and Bridge-inspection services
1 award · £7.4m
Firefighting vehicles
1 award · £3m
Windows and Window frames and Installation of window frames and Installation of windows
1 award · £2.5m
Biggest single award
£7.4m
Tamar Crossings - Painting, Paint Inspection & Maintenance Support Services
Won by Paintel Ltd on 4 Aug 2025
Busiest month
Jul 25
11 awards published, totalling £2.3m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply down.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
People, Places, Lives Limited
2 awards · £740k total
Cornwall College,Truro and Penwith College
2 awards · £538k total
Paintel Ltd
1 award · £7.4m total
Emergency One (UK) Limited
1 award · £3m total
Avdon Bristol Limited
1 award · £2.5m total
JustPark Parking Ltd
1 award · £800k total
Cornwall College,Digital Peninsula Network Ltd,Truro and Penwith College,YTKO
1 award · £554k total
Bytes Software Services
1 award · £537k total
Related sectors
The categories where Cornwall Council concentrates its spend.
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